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Municipality of North CowichanForestry Advisory Committee
Agenda
Date: Friday, October 26, 2012Time: 8:00 a.m.Location: Municipal
Hall - Committee Room
Pages
1. Call to Order
2. Introduction of Late Items
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Adoption of Minutes 5 - 8
Adoption of the April 27, 2012 Forestry Advisory Committee
meeting minutes.
4.1 Action Item List
Review Action Item List from the April 27, 2012, meeting
5. Business
5.1 Quarterly Report 9 - 12
YTD Second Quarter to September 30, 2012
5.2 2011 Annual Report - Final Draft 13 - 26
Review the final draft of the 2011 Annual Report
5.3 Current Affairs
5.4 2013 Budget 27 - 31
5.5 Audit/Benchmarking Report
Update
5.6 Revenue Opportunities
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5.6.1 Nanaimo Shipyard Group 32 - 39
Proposal by Nanimo Shipyard Group to extract sandstone rock
formforestry lands
5.6.2 Gravel Sales 40 - 41
Duncan Paving - Grace Road area
5.7 Engineer Tendering 42 - 42
Contract awarded to Eco Connected
5.8 Logging Tendering
Update
5.9 Invasive Species 43 - 43
Treatments completed in 2012.
5.10 Wildland Urban Interface Treatment at the Cliffs
Development and the MunicipalForest Reserve
Verbal report
5.11 Forest Legacy Fund
5.11.1 Value-added Woodworking Contest 44 - 51
2012 Value-added Woodworking Contest winners
2013 project - coat rack
5.11.2 Scholarship and Bursaries Winners 52 - 52
2012 winners
2013 update
5.11.3 Forest Legacy Fund - Funding Request - Vancouver Island
University 53 - 54
Funding request by VIU for fall field trip. We have missed their
tripdeadline but might consider having them do a service for
NorthCowichan for future requests and a contribution to their trip.
Anexample of the type of work would be the pulling of tansy
ragwort.
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5.11.4 Forest Legacy Fund - Funding Request - Cowichan Rugby
Club 55 - 58
Funding request by Cowichan Rugby Club for $35,000 towards
newbleachers at their Herd Road facility.
5.12 New Parks and Forestry Trails Brochure
5.13 Cowichan High School 59 - 65
Stewardship program on Mt. Prevost
5.14 Mount Prevost 66 - 66
Proposed park/trail development at the mountain's peak
5.15 Mountain Bike Society 67 - 68
5.16 ABCFP Video 69 - 72
Video by the ABCFP promoting the profession of forestry on
Municipal ForestReserve land.
5.17 Maple Bay Peninsula Local Area Road Service Petition 73 -
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Review petition to establish a local area road service
6. Information Items
6.1 Scholarship Thank You 77 - 77
Thank you note from Grace Peng - 2012 Scholarship winner,
$1,200.
6.2 Hang Gliding Accident 78 - 79
Review hang gliding accident that occurred May 2, 2012, on Mount
Prevost.
6.3 Off-road Vehicle Management Framework - Outdoor Recreation
Council of BC 80 - 80
6.4 BC Community Forest Association 81 - 84
June Newsletter
6.5 Ministry of Forests - Press Release 85 - 86
New tunure for biomass
6.6 National Forestry Week 87 - 87
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Poster - September 23 - 29, 2012
6.7 Cowichan News Leader - Forestry Articles 88 - 89
May 11, 2012 - Letter to the Editor - Forest Reserve
June 29, 2012 - Article on Geocaching in the valley
6.8 Cowichan Valley Citizen - Forestry Article 90 - 90
May 23, 2012 - Article on Prevost downhill race
6.9 Silviculture Magazine 91 - 92
In support of community forests - Summer 2012
6.10 United Steel Workers 93 - 96
April 27, 2012, letter on log exports
6.11 Vancouver Sun Article 97 - 98
"Charting a new course for forestry" by Catherine Cobden
7. Adjournment
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MUNICIPALITY of North COWICHAN Minutes
Meeting Forestry Advisory Committee Date April 27, 2012 Time
8:00 a.m. Place Municipal Hall - Large Committee Room Members
Present Wayne Coombs, Chair; Councillor John Koury; Councillor Al
Siebring (after 8:16
a.m.); Eric Jecklin; Mark Carter; Mayor Lefebure (comprising a
quorum) Members Absent Councillor Barb Lines Also Present
Councillor Kate Marsh Staff Present Darrell Frank, Forester; Dave
Devana, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO); Mark
Ruttan, Director of Administration / Deputy CAO. Agenda The
Committee adopted the agenda, as amended. Minutes The Committee
adopted the minutes of the meeting held October 28, 2011, and
reviewed a list of the status of actions arising out that
meeting. Scholarships and Bursaries
The Municipal Forester will invite a couple of Committee members
to evaluate this year’s applications for the forestry scholarship
and bursaries, as well as the criteria and fund balance for setting
next year’s funding levels and numbers of scholarships and
bursaries.
Business Keys and Gates The Committee supported the Municipal
Forester investigating and reporting
back on less expensive gate locks. The Municipal Forester also
reported on his efforts to accommodate a resident that wants
vehicle access to Maple Mountain. The Committee directed the
Municipal Forester to not provide gate keys to residents that want
vehicle access to the mountain. The Committee further directed the
Municipal Forester to write to the resident, who had sought access,
to explain that vehicle access cannot be accommodated due to the
risks of garbage dumping and vandalism.
Quarterly Report
The Committee reviewed the Municipal Forester’s 1st quarterly
report for 2012, noting the following accomplishments:
• 4, 243 cubic metres were harvested, generating a net profit
from logging of $145,424 (or $34.11 per cubic metre);
• 37.7 hectares were planted with 33,269 seedlings. 2011 Annual
Report The Committee reviewed the Municipal Forester’s April 18,
2012, draft 2011
Annual Report, noting the following accomplishments: • 17,775
cubic metres were harvested, generating a net profit from
logging
of $664,170 (or $37.37 per cubic metre), which is up slightly
over the 25-
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year average; • 40.3 hectares were planted, with a survival rate
of 100%; and • Total annual direct and indirect jobs from managing
the municipal forest
was 31.99. The Committee will reconsider the final draft at the
next meeting.
The Committee discussed ways to increase the forestry program’s
profitability
and agreed to continue this discussion at a future meeting.
Current Affairs The Committee received a brief update from the
Municipal Forester on current
forestry issues and log markets.
Contract Tendering Benchmark Report
The Committee reviewed a draft report from the Municipal
Forester, dated March 27, 2012, providing a comparison of coastal
industry logging, development, and silviculture costs. The
Municipal Forester will forward the report to the Forestry Advisory
Committee when the additional information comes in from other
community forest operations. Recommended resolution: that Council
support the current practice of letting out municipal logging
contracts, but direct staff to issue a tender to log 5,000 cubic
metres in order to determine if current costs are competitive with
current industry costs.
Audit The professional foresters agreed to proceed with their
regular audit of the
Municipal Forestry program, focusing on current forestry systems
to look for ways to increase efficiency and remove costs that are
not associated with forestry.
Fire Fighting Agreement
The Committee reviewed an email from the Municipal Forester,
dated September 1, 2011, on the likely cost increase that will be
imposed by the Ministry of Forests under a new fire control cost
agreement.
Invasive Species Education
The Committee discussed invasive species education
opportunities, and directed staff to put information or a link on
the Municipal Website regarding invasive species. The Committee
also discussed having staff and interested Council members attend
an upcoming workshop, on June 7, in Victoria on invasive
species.
Herbicide Program The 2012 herbicide program will involve spot
treating last year’s treatment areas,
right-of-way areas on Mt Richards, and potentially blocks R-230,
R-260, and P-173.
Mt. Tzouhalem Trail The Committee reviewed the Municipal
Forester’s April 20, 2012, memo and
Riley McIntosh’s March 28, 2012, email regarding rebuilding and
extending a trail named “East of Eden” on Mt. Tzouhalem. The
Committee directed the Municipal Forester and Director of Parks and
Recreation to meet with Mr. McIntosh and to report back to the
Committee on stewardship options for trails. The Committee also
discussed the need to have a formal group carry on these types of
roles rather than an individual.
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Trail Brochure The Committee noted that the trails, parks, and
forestry brochure will be finished
by June and 15,000 copies will be printed. Firewood Draw The
Committee reviewed the Municipal Forester’s April 2, 2012, report
to Council
regarding the annual firewood draw, which provides three logging
truckloads of firewood to non-profit groups supporting youth in
North Cowichan. This year there were eight applications, and
Council chose the following groups at random: 1. Maple bay Yacht
Club, 2. New Life Community Baptist Church; and 3. Maple Bay Rowing
Club.
Mt. Prevost Road The Committee reviewed Krista Siefken’s March
28, 2012, News Leader Pictorial
article on Duncan’s Daybreak Rotary Club’s initiative to
coordinate the construction of a paved road and parking lot on Mt.
Prevost to improve accessibility to the peak, war memorial, and
park at the top of the mountain. The Committee noted the Council
has directed staff to prepare a report on the feasibility of this
proposal.
Mt. Tzouhalem Gate
The Committee discussed the Municipal Forester’s April 20, 2012,
report regarding a request to lock the gate to the entrance to the
water tower on Mt. Tzouhalem from dusk to dawn to stop late night
partying in the parking lot. The report noted that the annual cost
to have a security company provide this service will be $7,380, 47%
of the Forestry Department’s annual security budget. The Committee
directed staff to ask the RCMP to deal with this concern.
New Business Minor Forest Products
The Committee directed the Municipal Forester provide a report
on minor forest product and other revenue opportunities
Information Items The Committee received for information the
following items:
1. Letter from Darren Hart, dated February 24, 2012, regarding
the Cowichan Secondary School stewardship program to remove refuse
from Mt. Prevost;
2. Mt. Prevost Bike Race - The Committee discussed the Municipal
Forester’s March 8, 2012, report setting out conditions for a
mountain bike race that Cowichan Cycles plans to sponsor on Mt.
Prevost on May 20, 2012;
3. Letter of thanks, dated November 10, 2011, for help removing
trees and advice on post logging site treatments;
4. UBCM Member Release, dated October 26, 2011, regarding the
proposed Natural Resource Road Act;
5. Kelowna Capital News article, dated December 13, 2011,
entitled “New law will govern B.C. backroads”;
6. Lake Cowichan Gazette article, dated December 13, 2011,
entitled “Mossiest forest in Canada creating buzz in Lake
Cowichan”;
7. Memo from Municipal Forester, dated December 6, 2011,
providing an update on the municipal forestry program;
8. Letter of reappointment of Wayne Coombs to Committee, dated
January 20, 2012;
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9. Email from Jerry Baker, dated January 24, 2012, regarding
trapping in North Cowichan;
10. Letter from United Steelworkers, dated January 20, 2012,
regarding raw-log exports;
11. Emails regarding conflicts between hikers and bikers on Mt.
Tzouhalem trails;
12. Documents regarding Healthy Forests—Healthy Community
initiatives. Meeting Closure The Committee closed the meeting to
the public at 11:20 a.m. under section 90
(1)(e) of the Community Charter, rose without reporting, and
ended the meeting at 11:35 a.m.
Next Meeting The next meeting will be held at the call of the
Chair.
Certified correct Signature of Recording Secretary Chair or
presiding member
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THE CORPORATION OF THE
DISTRICT OF NORTH COWICHAN
MUNICIPAL FORESTER’S QUARTERLY REPORT
April 16, 2012 - to September 30, 2012
File No: 8930-20 MON Highlights:
Harvesting: Costs Year-to-date- $364,319 Budget - $605,000
A total of 7,662m³ was harvested over the period generating
$519,825 or $66.67/m³ in log sales. Logging costs year-to-date are
$30/m³.
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Road Construction, Maintenance, and Deactivation:
Costs year-to-date - $127,614Budget - $161,000
Area Road Name Activity Accomplishments
Mount Prevost Block P-139 Construct temporary access road and
surface with shale rock; install two temporary culverts
1 1
156 400 450
m mm mm
Mount Prevost Block P-124 Construct permanent road and surface
with shale rock; install three culverts
1 1 1
495 300 450 600
m mm mm mm
Mount Prevost Block P-895 Construct temporary access road and
surface with rock; install two culverts
1 1
430 600 500
m mm mm
Mount Sicker B-40 Block P-548
Construct permanent road, surface with rock; and, install two
culverts
1 1
200 800 500
m mm mm
Mount Sicker Plantation Road Widened and used coarse material
for repairing Blacktail Rd
25 m
Mount Sicker Blacktail Road Remove organics in road bed,
replaced with suitable ballast and surface with rock.
200 m
Mount Prevost Wolf Road Borrow Pit #2
Developed rock/shale for road building
750 m³
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Area Road Name Activity
Mount Prevost W-20 Repaired soft spot on road with shale around
culvert #17
30 180
m m³
Mount Prevost Block P-139 Post-harvesting cleanup and install
hay bales in drainage
400 m
Mount Prevost, Mount Sicker, Mount Richards, Maple Mountain,
Mount Tzouhalem
Various Blocked 4x4 access by various gates during fire
season
N/A
Accomplishments
Forestry Quarterly Report October 2012
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Forestry Quarterly Report October 2012
Planting and Tree Protection: Costs - $66,026. Budget -
$100,000.
Survival plots were established in the 2012 planting blocks. The
average survival rate at time of surveying was 91%. Several of the
blocks, namely P-900 and P-795A, had poorer survival rates due to
the long storage time of the seedlings treated with Plantskydd. The
2011 survival plots were revisited this summer, and the plantations
had a 95% survival rate. Cone maintenace was done on 7.9 ha.
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Site Preparation: Costs - $4,320. Budget - $14,000
Fire Protection: Costs year-to-date $2,644. Budget - $12,400
The Municipal forest Reserve gates were closed July 13, and were
still locked as of October 11. No wildfires have occurred on
Municipal forest lands.
Integrated Resource Management: Costs - $222. Budget -
$4,000.
No activity.
Silviculture:
Plantation Brushing:
Mechanical: Costs - $9,873 44.8 ha $220/ha Budget - $28,000
Herbicide: Costs - $0 Budget - $16,000 White Pine Pruning: Costs -
$3,390 47.6 ha Budget - $20,000
Public Relations: Costs - $0 Budget - $500. Staff worked with
Cowichan High School assisting on their stewardship/roadside litter
pickup on Mount Prevost. A total of 1,430 kg were picked and
delivered to the CVRD Bings Creek site. A total of 17 and 24
volunteers assisted on January 25 and April 3, 2012.
Please find attached, a summary of estimated Revenues and
Expenditures for the year-to-date as of September 30, 2012. Darrell
J. Frank, RPF Municipal Forester
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2012 Year to Date
Budget Jan 1 to Sept 30
Revenue
Log Sales 1,340,000 793,198
Volume 11,905m3
Cost of Sales
Logging 605,000 364,319
Scaling 500 -
Contract Engineering 28,000 31,024
Road Construction 80,000 104,222
Road Maintenance 75,000 19,072
Road Deactivation 4,000 -
Site Preparation 14,000 4,320
Planting 55,000 54,285
Brushing and Weeding 28,000 9,873
Brushing Herbicides 16,000 -
Pruning 20,000 3,390
Tree Protection 45,000 11,741
970,500 602,246
Gross Margin 28% 369,500 24% 190,952
Other Revenue 15,300 14,767
Rentals (Cell Towers) 68,775 33,335
453,575 239,054
1,424,075 841,300
Expenses
Administration 343,600 249,437
Fire Protection 12,400 2,644
Security 15,000 9,706
Five year Development Plan 6,000 -
Watershed Analysis 5,000 2,388
Tours 500 -
Integrated Resource Mgmt 4,000 222
Community Wild Fire Protection - -
Forestry contractor 7,000 -
Juvenile Spacing - N/A
Recreation Roads Maintenance 2,000 1,400
Scholarships 2,400 3,600
Grants in Aid 9,300 7,979
Invasive Species Control 5,000 6,567
Vehicles 31,000 13,957
Fire Truck 4,000 2,261
447,200 300,161
Net Income 6,375 (61,107)
Reserve Fund January 1, 2012 807,273 807,273
Interest 5,900
*Capital Expenditures (8,000) 0
***Forest Legacy Projects N/A N/A
Total 805,648 752,066
*Note: Capital Expenditure is for the final payment for the
forestry fire truck
**Note : Forest legacy is to cover the cost of the Scholarhsip
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7030 Trans Canada Highway, Box 278, Duncan, BC V9L 3X4 Ph
250-746-3100 Fax 250-746-3133 www.northcowichan.ca
Report Date October 12, 2012 File:
8930-20 ANN
To Mayor & Council
From Darrell J. Frank, Municipal Forester Endorsed by
Subject 2011 Annual Report
In the 2011 year, we saw small positive changes in the demand
for logs, log prices, and the Canadian economy. North Cowichan
harvested 17,775m³, or 89% of our annual allowable cut. A total of
45.5ha was logged, with net volume of 391m³/ha from ten cut blocks.
The demand for Douglas-fir poles was again off for most of the
year, removing a lucrative market for the product. Harvesting areas
were on Mount Tzouhalem, Maple Mountain, Mount Richards, Mount
Prevost, and Mount Sicker. The harvesting program generated
$1,175,026 in log sales, with $510,855 in harvesting costs, for a
net of $664,171, or $37.37/m³. Gross margins on the forestry
operation were 26%, or $303,475. The Municipal Forestry program
manages 25% of the land base of North Cowichan at no cost to the
taxpayer. The program is funded by revenues generated from the land
base, which includes log sales, land leases, and minor forest
products. In 2011, the program donated three logging truckloads of
firewood to non-profit groups supporting youth in the Cowichan and
Chemainus valleys. The year’s winners were: Maple Bay Rowing Club,
DJBA Red Hots Fastpitch Team, and Duncan Junior Baseball. Also
funded by the Forestry Program were the Forestry Legacy Fund
Scholarship and Bursaries awards and the Forest Legacy Fund
Value-added Woodworking Contest. This year’s Scholarship and
bursary winners were:
Jackson Jane $1,200. Scholarship Rebecca Hubsher $600. Bursary
Samantha Potts $600. Bursary
This year’s Value-added Woodworking contest winners were:
Aaron Van Boven $500. Matt Griffiths $250. Daniel Boer $250.
Josh Palou $200.
The Forestry Program donated $3,750 to the Halalt First Nation
for salmon enhancement work in Bonsall Creek. Other highlights for
the year included the purchase of a forestry fire truck, replacing
the 1975 International with a 3,000 gallon tank with a 1994 tandem
Volvo gravel truck fitted with a 1,700 gallon tank. The 2011 budget
contributed a $10,000 capital expenditure from the Reserve Fund and
the $8,000 balance will come from the 2012 capital budget. The
Forest Legacy Fund contributed $80,000 towards North Cowichan’s
share of costs to build the Friendship Trail from downtown Duncan
to the Cowichan Commons mall on the Trans Canada Highway. Another
impact for 2011 was the installation of a buried fibre optic cable
and power lines to service Environment Canada’s Doppler radar
facility at the top of Mount Sicker, which impacted forestry roads
on Mount Sicker and Mount Prevost. The line installation on the
Mount Prevost Mainline and BC Tel Road forced North Cowichan to
replace a number of culverts which were not budgeted for.
Approximately $10,000 was spent purchasing culverts by North
Cowichan and Environment Canada paid for culvert installation. The
works done in the last few months of the year closed the Mount
Prevost area for logging access purposes.
MUNICIPALITY of North
COWICHAN
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7030 Trans Canada Highway, Box 278, Duncan, BC V9L 3X4 Ph
250-746-3100 Fax 250-746-3133 www.northcowichan.ca
The Forestry Department saw long-time Forestry Assistant Mike
Clarke retire, and Lynn Laliberte was hired as the new Forest
Technologist. The 2011 program, before transfers from the Reserve
Fund, had a $55,879 loss for 2011, or a loss of $3.65/m³. An
$80,000 transfer from the Forest Legacy Fund covered the Friendship
trail construction costs, and an additional $10,000 was transferred
from the Forest Reserve Fund to cover the capital cost of the new
Forestry tanker truck. The Forestry program generated 10.7 person
years of work in 2011, hosted seven woods tours, and was used for
the Gut Buster Running Race and the Cowichan Challenge Triathlon.
The 2011 Forestry Program highlights are attached.
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Forestry Annual Forestry Annual Forestry Annual
Report 2011Report 2011Report 2011
The Corporation of The Corporation of The Corporation of
the District of North Cowichanthe District of North Cowichanthe
District of North Cowichan
October 2012October 2012October 2012
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Municipality of NORTH
COWICHAN Report
Date April 18, 2012 File 8930-20 ANN To Mayor & Council From
Darrell Frank, RPF, Municipal Forester Endorsed by Subject 2011
Annual Report
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Listed below are the 2011 Forestry Program highlights:
HARVESTING: The 2011 budget was 22,500m³, generating $1,496,175,
with logging expenses of $652,500. The actual accomplishment was
17,775m³, generating $1,175,026 with logging costs of $510,855. A
total of 45.5 ha were logged with an average net volume of 391
m3/ha from 10 cut blocks. The average cut block size was 4.6 ha. As
in 2010, there was a slow steady increase in log prices and they
continued to improve in 2011. Demand for large Douglas-fir poles
was off for most of the year. The Municipal logging contractor
focused on maximizing the highest value for each cubic metre
harvested.
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Accomplishments:
Logging Sales $1,175,025. 17,775m³ $66.11/m³
Direct Logging Costs $510,855. 17,775m³ $28.74/m³
Logging costs included post-harvesting slash piling for future
burning. In some cases, the slash was forwarded 100 metres from
adjacent private property to facilitate open air burning. Logging
costs also covered the forwarding of firewood to the roadside for
removal by the public and volunteer groups such being a revenue
generator for School District 79 Alternate Education group and
VITAL (Valley Integra-tion to Active Living Society). The Municipal
Forest Reserve is located in a high forest fire hazard area with
close proximity to urban areas. As such, we are required by the
Ministry of Forests to abate slash on all our cut blocks. All
logged areas require a post-harvesting fuel treatment to lessen the
chance of a forest fire. All logging areas have significant green
tree retention, the retention of wildlife trees as well as old
growth Douglas-fir, and 10 dominants or co-dominants per hectare.
The retention trees increase the complexity and costs for
harvesting these areas.
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Firewood Permits: Revenue $1,938 Budget - $1,000 The public
purchased 51 cords of wood, Cowichan Valley Alternate School
purchased 30 Cords. Salal Permits: Revenue $540 Budget $1,000 The
public purchased 9 permits, generating $540 in sales.
PLANTING: Costs - $43,575 Budget - $48,000 Accomplishments: 40.3
hectares were planted with 43,150 seedlings at a cost of $43,575 or
$1.01 per seedling. Initial Planting: 39.4 hectares were planted
with 42,302 seedlings.
Fill Planting: 0.8 hectares were planted with 848 seedlings.
Species Planted:
Seedlings Percent
Douglas-fir 31,269 72.4
Western red cedar 5,160 12
Grand fir 1,075 2.5
Sequoia 216 0.5
Totals 43,150 100
Western white pine 5,430 12.6
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Historical Accomplishment: The Municipality has planted
1,821,747 seedlings since the start of its intensive silviculture
program in 1982.
SURVEYS: Survival surveys were established in the 2011
plantations to monitor seedling survival rates by our summer
student. The 2011 plantations had a survival rate of 100%. The 2010
plantations were re-visited and they had a survival rate of 91%
after two growing seasons. Free-to-grow surveys were carried out on
62.2 ha and declared free growing. Eight blocks, encompassing 48.9
hectares, were assessed for number of trees per hectare after
treating them for the invasive species, Scotch broom or potential
low seedlings per hectare. Follow up treatments will be carried out
on four of these blocks in 2012 by fill planting 5.7 ha.
Tree Protection: Costs $26,420 Budget - $45,000 Accomplishments:
Deer repellent was applied to the Douglas-fir and Western red cedar
2011 planting stock prior to planting at a cost of $0.073 per tree.
Tree cages were installed on 6.6 ha of seedlings with 5,042 cages
at a cost of $2.43/tree. Maintenance of cages was done on 12.9 ha
which included straightening cages pushed over by Roosevelt elk,
deer, and snow; and removing cones from trees which had grown
taller than the cones. Finally, cones which had been removed were
recovered for reusing on new trees in the future. The deer and elk
populations are having a significant impact on new seedling growth.
Areas located east of the Trans Canada Highway are under increasing
pressure from an expanding deer population especially close to
urban areas. New conifer plantations may have 100% of the planted
trees browsed by deer in their first growing season in the field.
The deer browsing sets back tree growth for the first few
years.
Road Construction and Maintenance: Costs $183,263. Budget -
$224,000 Road construction, road maintenance, and road deactivation
were:
Activity
Major road construction, improvements, and temporary roads 3.9
km
Road maintenance post-harvesting cleanup 2.1 km
New culverts installed by North Cowichan 6
Culverts removed/replace by Environment Canada 11 *
Quarries: rock developed 4,920 m³
Debuilt roads 250 m
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The Mount Prevost Mainline and BC Tel Road were severely
impacted in November and December by the installation of new fibre
optic and utility cables to service Environment Canada’s Doppler
Radar site. The lines were replaced by Environment Canada because
the existing lines were failing. Access to Mount Prevost was
curtailed during the operations, forcing harvesting operations to
go to areas typically not used at this time of the year. Additional
costs were incurred to allow harvesting to take place in the John’s
Mainline and Mount Sicker areas. Logging operations could not
resume on Mount Prevost until the Spring of 2012 because of these
changes with the fibre optic installation. The road will have to
“set up” again before heavy equipment may haul over the road”. The
Forestry Department maintains and estimated 170 km of roads in the
Municipal Forest Reserve. * Note: The Municipality supplied the
culverts at our cost on site and Environment Canada covered the
installation costs.
Activity
Road grading 16.0 km
Snowplowing 3.4 km
Roadside brush cutting for roadside visibility improvements 1.8
km
Gate installation none
SITE PREPARATION: Costs $9,938 Budget - $20,000
The fall burning program consisted of 160 piles from 11
harvesting blocks. Burning results were good. The burning program
was focused on cured piles, with logging completed prior to July 1,
2011. Piles were built according to the best management practices
of the Southern Vancouver Island Smoke Man-agement Plan. The
members of the Committee include the Ministry of Forests, Ministry
of Environment, and major licensees operating on Southern Vancouver
Island. The group exchange results, information, and training
establishing the best practices for open air burning on forested
lands. Burning took place on October 14 and 27, 2011.
Burning Costs - $8.47/pile ($1,355)
Estimated cost of chipping this material would have been
approximately $64,000.
Accomplishments:
Logging debris areas piled and burned 42.7 ha
Logging debris areas piled in 2011, to be burned in 2012 11.3
ha
FIRE PROTECTION: Costs - $5,386 Budget - $10,500 The Municipal
Forest Reserve gates were locked from July 7 to July 18, 2011, and
July 29 to September 19, 2011. The year was very quiet, with no
forest fires on the Municipal Forest Reserve. The department’s
water truck was replaced and upgraded from a 1975 International
3,000 gallon to a 1994 Volvo gravel truck complete with 1,700
gallon tank. The new truck is capable of pumping directly from the
truck with a hydraulic pump.
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SECURITY AND VANDALISM: Costs - $15,055 Budget - $13,000 The
expenditures were predominantly for blocking 4x4 access to our
lands, and re-enforcing gates where vandals were cutting the pins
off of gates for access to the Municipal Forest Reserve.
INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: Costs - $1,523 Budget - $7,000
All harvesting areas incorporated single and group tree retention.
Old growth Douglas-fir, Western white pine, wildlife trees, and 10
dominant and co-dominant trees were retained in all cut blocks.
Expenditures included costs for traffic controllers at a harvesting
area on Mount Tzouhalem, Osborne Bay Road, and for falling danger
trees.
WATERSHED ANALYSIS - Mount Sicker: Costs - $2,421 Budget -
$7,000 Ongoing annual water monitoring has been done since 2003.
The sampling has been done to measure the water for turbidity and
suspended sediment from creeks which drain through the mid-slopes
of the north face of Mount Sicker. The sampling has given us a
short term baseline before a mid slope road and harvesting take
place.
Page 5
SILVICULTURE: Contract crews completed the following:
Accomplishments:
Ha Costs
Plantation brushing – *manual 68.6 $19,765 $288. ha
Invasive species – **herbicide treatment to control Scotch
broom
18.8 18,600 $989. ha
Deer repellant purchase N/A 2,737 N/A
Deer repellant application on seedlings 2,025 $ 0. tree
White pine pruning 129.1 25,457 $197. ha
Tree caging installations (5,042) 6.6 13,275 $ 2. tree
Tree caging maintenance and cone recovery 12.9 13,145 N/A
073
63
Plantation Brushing *Manual Treatment: are carried out as
required on a spot basis. The treatments are done where
the plantations have been established with evenly distributed
potential crop trees. Cutting is done where the competing
vegetation will impact the growth of crop trees.
20
-
Plantation Brushing - cont’d **Herbicide Treatment: is carried
out where we have had problems getting a conifer plantation
established. Competing vegetation, such as broom, has grown
aggressively and spread through the cut block. The herbicide
treatments will allow fill planting to get these areas back to
restocked and healthy young stands of conifers.
The presence of the invasive species, Tansy Ragwort, in the
Stoney Hill block SH-203 was brought to the attention of North
Cowichan by the residents of the area. A severe invasion had taken
place in this block and spread throughout the block and along the
main access roads. Concerned Stoney Hill residents volunteered and
hand-pulled plants along the right-of-way and in the block. The
Forestry Department hired a contractor to assist in pulling the
plants, and the area was completed. The flowers from the Tansy
Ragwort were bagged and kept for burning this fall, and, finally,
disposed of. The Municipality would like to recognize these
residents for their efforts in controlling this plant on Municipal
lands, as well as raised this issue with North Cowichan to make it
a priority to treat. With the addition of this year’s activities,
the Municipality has completed the following activities since 1982:
Municipal Forest Reserve and Tax Sale Lands managed by the Forestry
Department - 5,344 ha.
Juvenile spacing 2,206 ha
Pruning 1,102 ha
White pine pruning 814 ha
Plantation brushing 2,830 ha
Harvesting 1,475 ha
Page 6
JOB CREATION PROGRAM: Costs $889 Budget $10,000 No programs were
accessed for funding in 2011, expenditures were for our Community
Wildfire mapping works completed previously.
COMMUNITY RELATIONS: Costs $151 Budget $800 North Cowichan
hosted seven tours of the Municipal Forest Reserve. Other
highlights for the year included the use of Mount Tzouhalem for the
Gut Buster Running Race and the Cowichan Challenge Triathlon at
Fuller Lake /Cottonwood area.
3 Logging truckloads of firewood $2,100
2 Bursaries @ $600 $1,200
1 Scholarship $1,200
Prizes for the Value-added Woodworking Contest through our local
high schools
$1,200
Bonsall Creek Salmon Enhancement Work through the Halalt First
Nations $3,750
Donations/Scholarship/Bursaries funded by the Forestry
Department:
21
-
Net
Costs
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fit
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/m³
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/m³
Costs
Revenue
Per
m³
Per
Ha
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0.5
452
226
$40.9
6$18,5
16
$38.6
4$8,7
32
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90
$80
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80
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16.5
376
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44
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6$15,2
11
$27.9
7$68,3
50
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24
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27
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69
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00
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580
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10
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91
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5$77,3
98
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56
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90
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95
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14
$32.1
2$44,8
22
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6$53,0
74
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42
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48
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33
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352
703
$33.5
0$11,7
77
$29.0
9$20,4
51
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04
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02
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00
6.6
341
2,2
53
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2$14,0
71
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9$64,4
09
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77
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30
R-2
62
2.3
465
1,0
69
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5$19,0
80
$28.5
0$30,4
65
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49
$70
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26
R-3
40
3.3
210
694
$34.2
5$7,2
02
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1$19,7
17
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84
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77
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02
8.0
264
2,1
13
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0$9,5
88
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7$59,3
17
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02
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383
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87
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08
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6$48,3
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17
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95
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tal
45
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91
17
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5$
37
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4,5
97
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8.7
4$
51
0,8
55
$1
,17
5,0
25
$6
6$
25
,82
5
Loggin
g C
osts
per
m³
$28.7
4G
TR
Gre
en T
ree R
ete
ntion
Sil
vic
ult
ure
Sys
tem
s S
um
ma
ry
Ha
Avera
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Ha)
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GT
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merc
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g0.0
0
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idual T
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0
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0
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tal
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0
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%$0
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17,7
75
100.0
%$664,1
70
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l17,7
75
100.0
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70
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*: M
isc log s
ale
s f
or
2011 a
re o
vers
tate
d b
y $3,4
77 f
or
a m
issed loggin
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. T
his
will
be c
orr
ecte
d b
y a c
ore
cting e
ntr
y in
2012.
Note
**:
Hard
wood s
ale
s f
or
2011 w
ere
inclu
ded w
ith t
he c
onifer
sale
s.
There
were
no e
ntire
loads o
f hard
woods s
old
.
$23,7
67
$76,7
02
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h C
ut
GT
R/H
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orw
ard
ing
Patc
h C
ut
GT
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GT
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pe
nd
ix A
20
11
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rve
sti
ng
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mm
ary
$76,0
63
$94,4
58
$37.3
7
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$43,8
84
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ve
nu
e
$/M
³
$0.0
0
$37.3
7
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h C
ut
GT
R/H
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ing
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ing
Patc
h C
ut
GT
R/H
oe F
orw
ard
ing
Patc
h C
ut
GT
R/H
oe F
orw
ard
ing
Revenue
$58,2
68
Net
$9,2
58
$98,8
74
By %
0.0
0%
100.0
0%
100.0
0%
$23,5
53
$66,4
75
$6
64
,17
0
Re
ve
nu
e
$92,8
68
22
-
Net
Year
Volu
me m
³V
olu
me
/Ha
Revenue
$/m
³A
cre
s
11987
63.4
13,1
59
208
$204,7
72
$15.5
6-$
24,8
25
-$1.8
9$0
-$24,8
25
$0
$0
21988
73.9
18,6
02
252
$354,2
56
$19.0
4$115,8
85
$6.2
3$0
$115,8
85
$0
$0
31989
43.2
14,7
98
343
$272,9
13
$18.4
4$38,4
86
$2.6
0$0
$38,4
86
$0
$0
41990
36.1
10,9
69
304
$254,8
31
$23.2
3$48,5
71
$4.4
3$0
$48,5
71
$0
$0
51991
32.2
12,7
40
396
$271,2
17
$21.2
9-$
12,3
70
-$0.9
7$0
-$12,3
70
$0
$0
61992
63.3
12,9
35
204
$289,1
02
$22.3
5$67,2
31
$5.2
0$45,0
00
$22,2
31
$0
$0
71993
55.2
14,9
07
270
$542,8
21
$36.4
2$272,2
76
$18.2
7$240,0
00
$32,2
76
$0
$0
81994
58.6
16,1
60
276
$692,4
14
$42.8
5$275,8
80
$17.0
7$250,0
00
$25,8
80
$0
$0
91995
78
21,5
56
276
$1,2
05,3
29
$55.9
2$802,7
71
$37.2
4$442,2
30
$33,3
13
$92,3
08
$140,9
20
35
acre
s
10
1996
48.7
14,4
27
296
$639,0
17
$44.2
9$131,0
57
$9.0
8$65,0
00
$51,0
57
$15,0
00
$0
11
1997
32.3
13,3
71
414
$625,4
37
$46.7
8$24,8
15
$1.8
6$24,8
15
$0
$0
$0
12
1998
30.2
12,0
85
400
$444,9
33
$36.8
2$47,4
20
$3.9
2$0
$37,9
35
$9,4
85
$0
13
1999
41
16,4
28
401
$564,8
67
$34.3
8$99,2
14
$6.0
4$0
$79,3
71
$19,5
16
$113,8
40
26
acre
s*
14
2000
35.9
13,3
78
373
$564,7
78
$42.2
2$33,7
45
$2.5
2$9,8
65
$17,0
57
$6,8
23
$0
15
2001
39.3
415,5
38
395
$660,9
24
$42.5
4$111,8
51
$7.2
0$100,6
66
$11,1
85
$0
$0
16
2002
39.9
13,8
80
348
$580,6
31
$41.8
3$95,3
75
$6.8
7$28,6
12
$47,6
88
$15,6
18
$0
17
2003
49.2
15,8
41
322
$661,0
89
$41.7
3$94,4
84
$5.9
6$52,1
62
$22,2
73
$18,6
09
$1,4
40
$0
18
2004
64.4
719,1
26
297
$773,9
40
$40.4
7$121,9
32
$6.3
8$29,1
83
$68,8
80
$19,4
55
$0
$0
19
2005
54.6
16,0
18
293
$672,8
76
$42.0
1$29,9
01
$1.8
7$14,9
51
$27,7
49
$14,9
50
$1,5
09
$0
20
2006
53.4
17,5
18
328
$792,5
62
$45.2
4$30,3
43
$1.7
3$15,1
71
$41,8
29
$15,1
72
$2,1
92
$0
21
2007
65.6
21,1
53
322
$804,3
75
$38.0
3$65,3
44
$3.0
9$0
$65,3
44
$0
$0
$0
22
2008
39.5
13,7
03
347
$619,8
66
$45.2
4-$
20,3
93
-$1.2
9$0
-$20,3
93
$0
$0
$0
23
2009
46.5
14,2
96
307
$439,9
36
$30.7
7-$
119,3
82
-$6.2
4$0
-$119,3
82
$0
$0
24
2010
42.1
16,4
18
390
$451,2
87
$27.4
9-$
137,4
09
-$8.3
7$0
-$137,4
09
$0
$0
25
2011
45.5
17,7
75
391
$664,1
70
$37.3
7-$
55,8
79
-$3.1
4$0
-$74,8
79
*-$
600
$0
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tal
1232.1
1386,7
81
314
$14,0
48,3
44
$36.3
2$2,1
36,3
23
$5.5
2$1,3
17,6
55
$397,7
52
$226,9
36
$4,5
41
$254,7
60
61 A
c
Avera
ge
49.3
15,4
71
314
$561,9
34
$36.3
2$85,4
53
$5.5
2$52,7
06
$15,9
10
$9,0
77
$189
$10,1
90
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mm
ary
1987 t
o 2
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314
M³/
Ha
/Ha
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rom
th
e M
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³
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nsfe
r fr
om
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e F
und inclu
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s f
or
the n
ew
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00 f
or
the tru
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epla
cem
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* * * *
Land
Purc
hases
Annual F
ore
str
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rofit S
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02
$2,1
36,3
23
Genera
l R
evenues
Fore
st
Reserv
e F
und
Fore
st Legacy
Fund
Net R
evenue
20
11
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es
Ha
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rofit
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³
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: In
tere
st in
com
e f
rom
2005 a
nd o
n is n
ot show
n in r
evenues to
com
ply
with the f
inance d
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ractices. Inte
rest In
com
e f
or
2005
and o
n w
as r
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ined in the F
ore
st R
eserv
e a
nd S
chola
rship
funds r
espectively
.
Note
: T
he c
ontr
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or
2001 to F
ore
st R
eserv
e F
und w
ent in
to the F
ire F
ighting C
ontingency
Fund
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: T
he L
and P
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f 26 a
cre
s d
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as p
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for
by
a tra
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the F
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str
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19
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11
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sti
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try P
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ram
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fit
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: P
rofit fr
om
1995 inclu
des $
47,0
00 c
arr
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orw
ard
to 9
6 f
or
5 y
r pla
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1995 to 9
6
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on
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District of North Cowichan
Forestry
Statement of Operations and Reserve Balances
December 31, 2011
2011 Actual Actual Appendix EBudget 2011 2010
Revenue
Log Sales 1,496,175 1,175,026 920,491
Cost of Sales
Logging 652,500 510,855 469,203
Scaling 500 -
Contract Engineering 34,000 30,501 40,400
Road Construction 160,000 126,004 81,543
Road Maintenance 60,000 54,499 64,811
Road Deactivation 4,000 2,760 1,550
Site Preparation 20,000 9,938 13,723
Planting 48,000 43,575 50,078
Brushing and Weeding 22,000 22,940 17,756
Brushing and Herbicides 11,000 18,600 12,350
Pruning 16,000 25,459 7,290
Tree Protection 45,000 26,420 40,211
% of General Program
1,073,000 871,551 798,915
Gross Margin 28% 423,175 26% 303,475 13% 121,576
Other Revenue 7,300 16,678 43,067
Rentals (Cell Towers) 68,775 75,946 68,775
499,250 396,099 233,418
Expenses
Administration 383,750 374,390 315,034
Fire Protection 10,500 5,386 5,925
Security 13,000 15,055 4,730
Five year Development Plan 8,000 - 3,579
Watershed Analysis 7,000 2,421 594
Tours 800 151 211
Integrated Resource Mgmt 7,000 1,523 5,587
Community Wild Fire Protection 10,000 889 23,993
Forestry contractor 7,000 7,087 740
Juvenile Spacing 5,000 -
Recreation Roads Maintenance 6,000 216
Scholarships 2,400 600 2,400
Grants in Aid 9,200 7,079 5,097
Vehicles 35,000 18,810 24,544
Fire Truck 17,000 18,371
521,650 451,978 392,434
Net Income (22,400) (55,879) (159,016)
Reserve Fund End of year 943,250 1,148,739
Interest 9,769 9,361
*Capital Expenditures (10,000) (25,834)
**Forest Legacy Projects (80,000) (30,000)
Reserve Fund, End of year 807,140 943,250
*Note: Capital Expenditure is for the final payment for the
forestry fire truck
**Note : Forest legacy Expenditure is for the new Friendship
Trail between Duncan and North Cowichan
***Note: funds from the sale of old tanker truck went to Truck
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Draft 2013 Budget Highlights
Account 2012 Budget
Amount
2013 Budget
Amount
Details/Goals
General Program 343,600 357,330 ▪ Allow for the hiring of a
summer student 16 wks
▪ Administration fee of $26,800 ▪ Reprinting of hiking trails
brochures and
updates first printed in 2012 $4,000. ▪ Does not include any
recoveries for DF / LL
time doing jobs for other departments. Charge out as
incurred
Engineering 28,000 30,000 ▪ Field layout of 20,000m³ @$1.00 m³
of logging
areas. ▪ Legal surveys $4,000 ▪ SP’s $6,000
Scaling 500 500
Road Construction 80,000 136,000 ▪ Construct 4.0 km of new road
(1.0 km in 2011) ▪ misc temporary access roads
Road Maintenance 75,000 50,000 ▪ 15 days work with MNC brush
cutter for improving site lines on roads
▪ Spring road grading and compacting $18,000 ▪ Backhoe rental
for 4 weeks
Fire Protection 12,400 11,000 ▪ No contribute to Fire Fighting
Contingency
fund currently sits at $146,184 ▪ Recommend the current Forest
Fire Fighting
agreement be modified for 2013 to have the MNC supply less
firefighting resources
▪ Forest fire fighting insurance through the MoF 2012 -
$1,856
Recreation Road Maintenance
2,000 3,000 ▪ Backhoe work on Cairne Road, Mines Road, and Grace
Road - 3 days or grading
Road Deactivation 4,000 4,000 ▪ Debuild as required
Security& Vandalism 15,000 15,000 ▪ Blocking 4x4 access
around gates $3,000
▪ New locks $6,000 ▪ Painting, and repairing gates - $2,000 ▪
Weekend Patrols - 10 days $3500
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Site Preparation 14,000 15,000 ▪ Post-harvesting roadside
cleanup $12,600 ▪ No tarping of piles ▪ Labour for burning logging
slash piles,
continuing with MNC aggressive fuel reduction for reducing the
threat of forest wildfires 200 piles @ $10/pile
Integrated Resource Management
4,000 3,000 ▪ Trail maintenance - Maple Mountain, Mount
Tzouhalem, Prevost Educational trails
▪ Flag people for traffic control on trails when logging
▪ Hazard tree assessment
Forestry Contractor 7,000 4,000 ▪ Update for siviculture record
keeping ▪ Additional coverage when LL/DF are away
Development Plan 6,000 5,000 ▪ 20,000m3 paper layout mapping
works @25cents /m3
Watershed Analysis 5,000 4,000 ▪ Ongoing monitoring of Mt.
Sicker, North face
only to be done if active in area with new logging road
building
Planting 55,000 53,000 ▪ Plant 48,000 seedlings Spring 2013
▪ Sow 58,000 trees for spring planting 2013
Tours 500 500 ▪ Transportation and food costs
Brushing & Weeding 28,000 21,000 ▪ Manual treatment 40 ha @
$400/ha ▪ assessment surveys 80 ha @ $65/ha
Juvenile Spacing 0 0 ▪ N/A
Pruning 20,000 13,200 ▪ White pine pruning 66ha @ $200/ha
Trucks
35000 36,000 ▪ Dodge Dakota
▪ Chev Colorado ▪ Chev Colorado ▪ Fire Truck ▪ Pickup trucks
costs include $3,000 transfer to reserve for truck
replacements
2005
2008 2011 1994
Student’s
DF’s LL’s 1700 gal
yrs old 8
5 2
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Tree Protection 45,000 14,000 ▪ Treat 32 ha with Plantskydd -
one application per year $185/ha
▪ Plantskydd 41,000 trees @ 5 cents per tree ▪ Maintenance on 5
blocks caged SH 206, P-134,
P-126, R-262, T-101
Community Wildfire Protection
0 0 ▪
Scholarships & Bursaries
2,400 2,400 ▪ One $1,200 Scholarship ▪ Two $600 Bursaries
Grants in Aid 9,300 7,300 ▪ Bonsall Creek ▪ Roadside Litter
Pickup ▪ Value-added Prizes ▪ Firewood Purchase
$3,000. 500. 1,000.
2,300.
Logging Contractor 605,000 609,000 ▪ 21,000m³ @ $29.00/m³ ▪ 2012
Year to date
11,905m³ @ $30/m³
Brushing - Herbicides 16,000 23,000 ▪ 20 ha @ $1,000/ha ▪
Develop 5 yr Integrated
Pest Management Plan for North Cowichan
West Coast Community Adjustment Fund
▪ Nothing planned
Invasive Species Control
5,000 10,000 ▪ Manual removal of Tansy Ragwort, broom, and other
invasive species
▪ Double the budget from 2012
Total Expenditures $1,425,700 $1,427,230
REVENUE
Log Sales 1,340,000 1,358,00 ▪ 20,500 m³ @ $66.25/m³ ▪ 2012
budgeted 20,500 m³ @ $66.40/m³ ▪ Actual Year to date 2012
$66.62/m3
Leases 26,275 12,500 30,000
$26,275 $13,750 $30,000
▪ Telus & Rogers from Fuller Lake site ▪ Telus Maple Mt ▪
Allstream
Permits 1,000 2,000 ▪ Firewood and Lesser vegetation permits
Misc 500 500 ▪ Miscellaneous revenues
Road Use Fees 4,000 12,800 ▪ Telus - $4,800 ▪ EC - $8,000
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Grants West Coast Community Adjustment Fund
0 0
Grant from the Federal Gov’t $60,000
Scholarship Bursary Interest Transfer
2,400 2,400 ▪ Transfer Interest income from forest legacy
scholarship bursary fund
Transfer From Truck replacement Fund
0 0 ▪ No new pickup truck purchases in 2013
Transfer from Forest Reserve
0 0
Total Revenue $1,445,475 $1,445,725
Profit / Deficit $18,495
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2013 Budget Summary
Expenses
Account Category Actual 2010 Actual 2011 2012 Budget 2013 Budget
2012 VS 2013
246102 General Program $315,034.00 $374,390.00 343,600.00
357,330.00 4%
246103 Engineering $40,400.00 $30,501.00 28,000.00 30,000.00
7%
246104 Scaling $0.00 $0.00 500.00 500.00 0%
246105 Road Construction $81,543.00 $126,004.00 80,000.00
136,000.00 41%
246106 Road Maintenance $64,811.00 $54,499.00 75,000.00
50,000.00 -50%
246107 Fire Protection $5,926.00 $5,386.00 12,400.00 11,000.00
-13%
246108 Recreational Rd Mantenance $0.00 $216.00 2,000.00
3,000.00 33%
246109 Road Deactivation $1,550.00 $2,760.00 4,000.00 4,000.00
0%
246110 Security and Vandalism $4,730.00 $15,055.00 15,000.00
15,000.00 0%
246111 Site Prep $13,723.00 $9,938.00 14,000.00 15,000.00 7%
246113 Integrated Resource Management $5,587.00 $1,523.00
4,000.00 3,000.00 -33%
246114 Forestry Contractor $740.00 $7,087.00 7,000.00 4,000.00
-75%
246115 Five Year Development Plan $3,579.00 $0.00 6,000.00
5,000.00 -20%
246116 Watershed Analysis $594.00 $2,421.00 5,000.00 4,000.00
-25%
246117 Planting $50,078.00 $43,574.00 55,000.00 53,000.00
-4%
246118 Tours $211.00 $151.00 500.00 500.00 0%
246119 Brushing and Weeding $17,756.00 $22,940.00 28,000.00
21,000.00 -33%
246120 Juvenile spacing $0.00 $0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
246121 Pruning $7,290.00 $25,459.00 20,000.00 13,200.00 -52%
246122 Community Wildfire Protection $23,993.00 $889.00 0.00
0.00 0%
246123 00 Truck N/A N/A N/A
246124 Fuel Treatment Pilot Project $0.00 N/A N/A N/A
246125 Scholarship and Bursaries $2,400.00 $600.00 2,400.00
2,400.00 0%
246126 Tree Protection $40,211.00 $26,420.00 45,000.00 14,000.00
-221%
246127 Logging Contractor $469,203.00 $510,855.00 605,000.00
609,000.00 1%
246128 03 Truck $8,236.00 $5.56 N/A N/A 0%
246129 Grants in Aid $5,097.00 $7,079.00 9,300.00 7,300.00
-27%
246130 Brushing - Herbicides $12,350.00 $18,600.00 16,000.00
23,000.00 30%
246131 Invasive Spp N/A N/A 5,000.00 10,000.00 New account
246136 Fire truck $942.00 $888.00 N/A N/A 0%
246144 2011 Chev Colorado 4*4 $2,460.00 $7,908.00 9,000.00
10,000.00 10%
246141 2008 Chev Colorado 4*4 $3,716.00 $8,903.00 10,000.00
10,000.00 0%
246142 2005 Doge Dakota $9,190.00 $10,107.00 12,000.00 12,000.00
0%
West Coast Community Adjustment Program
Unit 77 Fire truck 1994 Volvo N/A $18,371.00 4,000.00 4,000.00
0%
Transfer to PW Equipment reserve $0.00 $10,000.00 8,000.00 0.00
#DIV/0!
Transfer to General Revenues $0.00 $0.00
Transfer to Forest Legacy
Transfer to Forest Reserve
246150 Capital Expenditures Truck Purchase $25,834.00 N/A N/A
N/A
Total 1,217,184.00 1,342,529.56 1,425,700.00 1,427,230.00 0%
Revenues
Account Category Actual 2010 Actual 2011 2012 Budget 2013 Budget
2012 VS 2013
10-146100-0001Log Sales $920,490.00 $1,175,025.00 1,340,000.00
1,358,000.00 1%
10-146100-0005Firewood Permits $1,820.00 $1,938.00 1,000.00
1,500.00 33%
10-146100-0002AT & T Lease $30,000.00 $30,000.00 30,000.00
30,000.00 0%
10-146100-0003Telus Maple Mt $12,500.00 $12,500.00 12,500.00
13,750.00 9%
10-146100-0004Rogers Telus Fuller Lk site $26,275.00 $33,447.00
26,275.00 26,275.00 0%
10-146100-0008Lesser Vegetation $780.00 $540.00 1,000.00 500.00
-100%
10-146100-0001Road Use Fees $34,800.00 $12,800.00 12,800.00
12,800.00 0%
10-146100-0010Misc $5,667.00 $1,400.00 500.00 500.00 0%
Transfer From Truck Replacement $20,790.00 $0.00 0.00 0.00
0%
West Coast Community Adjustment Program
Grant- Protection Plan & Fuel Reduction $0.00 0.00 0.00
10-224102 Transfer from Public Works $0.00 0.00 0.00
Transfer From General Revenues $0.00 0.00 0.00
Transfer From Forest Legacy $10,000.00 $600.00 0.00 0.00 0%
Transfer from Scholarship / Bursary $2,400.00 $0.00 2,400.00
2,400.00 0%
Transfer From Reserve Fund $151,662.00 $74,279.00 0.00 0.00
0%
Total $1,217,184.00 1,342,529.00 1,426,475.00 1,445,725.00
1%
Surplus / Deficit 0.00 -0.56 775.00 18,495.00 96%
01-Jan-12
40-497001 Forest Reserve Fund $554,684.00 2012 Year to date Sept
30/12
40-497010 Fire Fighting Contengency Fund $146,184.00 Gross
revenues $66.62/m3
40-497020 Truck Replacement Fund $11,558.00 Logging Costs
$30.00/m3
40-497025 Scholarship and Bursaries $53,431.00 Net Logging
Rvenue to date on 11,905 m3
$36.62/m3
40-497030 Forest Legacy Fund $41,281.00
Total $807,138.00
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The
June 15,2012
To: District of North CowichanDuncan, B.C.Attn: Mr. Danell
Frank, R.P.F'
Ancient and inspiring monuments around the world (Grant Stone
Spheres, Easter Island Moai, the
Great Pyramids of Giza Stonehenge, and the Japanese Underwater
Pgamid) all share one commonfactor in that they are all made from
sandstone. To this day sandstone still influences
modemarchitecture, landscaping, and urban design. Architectural
work in NorthAmerica has utilizedsandstone from areas around
Vancouver Island and Newcastle Island. It is our dream to see
thishappen once again and provide a local industry employing people
in the North CowichanMunicipality.
Currently sandstone is utilized as:
o ¿rrrnour stone for construction projects. armour stone
cut-to-size (large pieces of sandstone cut to dimension)o
cut-to-size sandstone used in landscaping industry (waterfalls,
stone benches, stairways, etc.)o cut-to-size architecturai stone
for residential and commercial buildingso crushed sandstone used
for drainage and road building
Virtually all of the sandstone sold in British Columbia comes
from the United States (Pennsylvaniaand Texas) due to its inherent
strength as sandstone on Vancouver Island is very brittle and
usedalmost entirely for crushing. For stone to be accepted for
architectural use it must past stringentspecifications so there is
no chance of personal injury due to the stone breaking or
deteriorating, etc.Stone is tested for strength, fteeze and thaw
cycles, etc. The market price of sandstone depends onmarket demand
for a specific type, its use, as well as its shape and size.
Excavating and developinga market for any stone takes time and
investment so once a market is established it is important thatthe
source of stone continues for many years in order for it to be
profitable. Therefore it is not onlyimportant to assess the quality
and to test the stone, but to also quantify the extent of the
quarry.
In the last few years, a miner's permit was acquired by Zeljko
Djuric of AsturiaAquacultureConsulting allowing him to extract the
sandstone from different locations in the North Cowichanarea. The
stone in the North Cowichan area initially exhibited higher
strength and showed somepotential for the development of a local
sandstone manufacturing industry. Support from the NorthCowichan
Municipality provided for further evaluations to take place with
the results demonstratinga higher quality stone than is exhibited
in other areas on Vancouver Island in specific areas.
Furtherassessment of the stone and theír associated areas needs to
be caried out as well as the potentialdemand for the types of the
stone acquired. This information would be shared openly with
theMunicipality.
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In the past few years sandstone flags and caps from North
Cowichan were used for both
architectural stone work as well as remediation technology
projects which attracted interest from
potential customers through which small projects were completed
on golf courses and urban
àevelopments. Therefore, utilizing this local sandstone has
shown some promise in the
development of a local brand. There may also be a BC wide market
for remedíation projects with
the use of stone and craYfish.
ibility of establishing these markets requires agreement between
the North Cowichanthe joint venture. The joint venture partners are
Nanaimo Shipyard Group and
¡' Asturia Consulting who have a long history of working
together. The partners havealso retained a ist who has studied
these lands as well as a company that could dimensionallycut larger
pieces of sandstone who they have agreements in place with on other
stone projects. Thepartners will also seek the involvement of
members of the First Nations Halalt Band who coulddirectly benefit
from increased employment in the area while being trained in
developingtransferable skills for stone masonry and remediation
projects.
We are proposing a three-year pilot project between the partners
and the Municipality to cany outthe feasibility study in the
attempt to establish the potential and develop a market. It is
envisionedthat a minimal amount of approximately 1000-3000 metric
tonnes would be harvested per year forthe first year and further
quantities would be determined and mutually agreed to if
consistentquality is achieved and the area shows potential for a
commercially viable harvest. The harvestingwould be done at
approximately 100-300 metric tonnes per month but this may go up or
downbased upon weather conditions and the quality of the
excavation. There is no guarantee ofcommercial viability due to the
varying quality exhibited to date and the project has inherent
risks(extraction for crushing purposes would not be competitive to
other large operations that exist onVancouver Island). From past
experience the North Cowichan sandstone can be categorized
asfollows:. High grade intact flags (very flat stones) 20%¡ Medium
Grade stone for landscaping and rough use 30%¡ Third grade for
crushing 50%
The extraction would result in 3-5 fuIl time jobs depending on
the work load and the work wouldutilize a small back hoe or
excavator such as a Kubota ZeroTalT Swing Compact which would
loadsmall dump trucks to carry the stone to our facilities. The
ext¡action work will be done in anenvironmentally sensitive manner
that will reduce the impact on the l'and as much as possible andno
debris will be left on the road right of way as per extraction of
stone in the past. All insurancewill be in place for fire,
vehicles, etc.
In the last few years when extraction work was carried out the
Municipality was paid 5100 pertonne. That extraction work was done
byhand. As the new work will be carried out with smallmachinery, we
are hoping for adequate results and that the stone would not
splinter or fall apart(could only be used for crushing purposes).
Exploratory work will also need to be carried out priorto any
extraction. Therefore, we would like to continue palng that rate
until such a time when wehave assessed the commercial viability of
the project. If it works out that the stone cannot becommercially
harvested we will know very shortly but there are many areas to
assess. Therefore itmay take one to two years or the full three
years depending on the ¡esults that are achieved from thedifferent
areas and their potential quality and volume to assess the
feasibility and logistics of the
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operation. Ifthe assessed areas exhibit potential forwould like
to meet with the Municipality to forge a Iparties.
Much of the past stone was quarried from the
south-easteChemainus so that is where the exploratory work will
stOther areas that will be assessed will be aî atea near Fullin the
vicinity of Maple Bay, and other areas in the Cowiaffect smaller
areas as past exploratory work has shown tpockets on a small
fraction of the land' We are also interthe lands.
In closing, we wish to thank you for the opportunity to prshould
you require any further information or have any questions please do
not hesitate to contactthe undersigned.
Yours sincerely,
.áL.\Ron van WachemPresidentNanaimo Shipyard
Group250-739-0960rvw@nanaimoshipyard. c om
Asturia Aquaculture Crayfish Consulting
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Darrell Frank
From:Sent:To:Subject:
Hi Rue
Thanks for the adviseDarrell
Darrell FrankTuesday, September 11, 2012 2:53 PM'Pope, Rue
FLNR:EX'RE: requirements for extracting sandstone from North
Cowichan Municipality
From: Pope, Rue FLNR:EX fmailto:[email protected]]Sent: Tuesday,
September lI,20L2 2:48 PMTo: Darrell FrankCc: 'djuric
zeljko'Subject: RE: requirements for extracting sandstone from
Nofth Cowichan Municipality
Hi Darrell: Mr. Djuric will have to fill out a Notice of Work
online at Ministry of Energy and Mines and send it
toFrontcounterBC. The inspector will look it over and decide if a
permit is needed. I would check with the municipalpermitting office
to see if it will fall under their permits. There is a municipal
permit for development but I don't thinkthis will fall under that.
While 120 metric tonnes isn't much, the mechanical disturbance and
then selling the extractedsubstance does bring it into the "mining"
realm.lf you have any other questions please contact me.
Rue
From : Darrell Frank lmailto : FRAN K@ northcowicha n, calSent:
Monday, September 10,20L2 B:25 AMTo: Pope, Rue FLNR:EXSubject: RE:
requirements for extracting sandstone from North Cowichan
Municipality
Good morning RueAt this point the Contractor is considering
extracting l-20 metric tonnes this year. The material to be removed
issandstone rock and it would be removed with either small
equipment or by hand, the goal is to remove the rock andextract the
flattest and largest piece possible to be used for landscaping and
or water features.Thanks for the help.Darrell
From: Pope, Rue FLNR:EX [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Tuesday,
September 04,20L2 1:37 PMTo: Darrell FrankSubject: RE: requirements
for extracting sandstone from North Cowichan Municipality
Hi Darrell, could you give me some extraction amounts, size of
the area in question and what will be used to dig theholes. Will
the soil or gravel be sold?l'll run it by an inspector once I can
get an idea and we'll take it from there.
Thanks,, Rue
From : Darrell Frank lmailto : FRAN K@ northcowicha n.calSent:
Friday, August 3t, 2012 4:L2 PMTo: Pope, Rue FLNR:EX
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Cc: 'djuric zeljko'Subject: RE: requirements for extracting
sandstone from Nofth Cowichan Municipality
Hi Ms. PopeMy name is Darrell Frank, I am the Municipal forester
for North Cowichan. We are looking at considering the extractionof
sandstone rock from one of our land holdings by Zeljko Djuric and
an associate of his. From a Ministry of Minesperspective what sort
of things would we need to have in place to allow this to take
place on North Cowichan lands.Thanks for your help.Darrell
FrankNorth Cowichan250-746-3t24
From: djuric zeljko fmailto:iakeup [email protected]]Sent: Friday,
August 31, 20121:04 PMTo: Rui PopeCc: Darrell FrankSubject: RE:
requirements for extracting sandstone from North Cowichan
Municipality
Hi Ms. Rue,
Just for your record, I am sending to you Mr. Darrel's e-mail
address again. It is:darrel frank ([email protected])
Sorry for inconvenience.
Respectfully,
Zeljko DjuricAsturia Aquaculture Crayfish Consulting7139
Peterson RoadLantzville, BC VOR 2H0H: (250) 933-4000jakeup
[email protected]
From: [email protected]: jakeup [email protected]: Fri, 31
Aug 2012 10:00:46 -0700Subject: RE: requirements for extracting
sandstone from North Cowichan Municipality
Good Morning Mr. Zeljko: I couldn't pull Darrell's email address
from the CC:, could you send it to me again, please
Thanks, Rue
From: djuric zeljko lmailto:jakeup [email protected]:
Thursday, August 30,20L2 3:41 PMTo: Pope, Rue FLNR:EX; darrel
frankSubject: RE: requirements for extracting sandstone from Nofth
Cowichan Municipality
Hi Ms. Rue,
It was nice talking with you this afternoon, I spoke today with
Mr. Darrel Frank from Nofth Cowichan Municipality inregards of the
sandstone extraction project from Municipal land and he suggested
to ask you for the requirementssurrounding the mining permits from
your Ministry. I will give you Mr, Darell's e-mail and if you could
contact him for the
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info of the lot number and other information to clarify our
concerns.
Looking forward for our collaboration.
Thank you kindly for your understanding of a time sensitive
issue for the project.
Allthe best.
Respectfully,
Zeljko DjuricAsturia Aquaculture Crayfish Consulting7139
Peterson RoadLanEville, BC VOR 2H0H: (250) 933-4000iakeup
[email protected]
From: [email protected]: iakeup 61@hotmail,comDate: Tue, 21
Aug 2012l4zl4:29 -0700Subject: Re: Mine fìle 0800021 -Cobble Hill
Quarry
Hi Mr, Djuric: l've had a look at the file. There currently is a
permit on this area and it is on privately owned land. Thepermit
and land are in the same name. Whether or not someone holds mineral
rights would be found on the MineralTitles website.I hope this is
of some help.
Rue
From: Pope, Rue FLNR:EXSent: Tuesday, August 2t, 2012 12:56
PMTo: 'djuric zeljko'Subject: RE: Nice to talking with you
Nice speaking with you as well. I will pull that file and
consult with an inspector for the area and get back to you.
Thank you,
Rua Popo
Ad m inistrative AssistantCoast Area Mining DivisionOffice:
250-387-4832Fax: 250-953-3878PO Box 9395, Stn Prov GovtVictoria, BC
V8W [email protected]
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From: djuric zeljko fmailto:jakeup [email protected]]Sent: Tuesday,
August 21, 2012 11:36 AMTo: Pope, Rue FLNR:EXSubject: Nice to
talking with you
Hi Ms. Rui,
It was nice to talking with you. I am looking forward to hear
from you in regards of my request for land title of Kingzettlake
limestone quarry. As I mentioned in our conversatíon I have
information that the Kingzett lake quarry still belongs toDeparment
of Mines. I have difficulty to have this information from the new
owners who are claiming the property aroundthe lake.
I am appreciative for our collaboration in this matter.
Allthe best.
Respectfully,
Zeljko DjuricAsturia Aquaculture Crayfish Consulting7139
Peterson RoadLantzville, BC VOR 2H0H: (250) 933-4000jakeup
[email protected]
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Consumption of approximately 1O,OO0 to 25,000 cubic meters per
year of gravel couldbe a source of approximately $20,ooo.oo to
950,000.00 of additional reueñre for theDistrict of North Cowichan,
which would be partially offset by 10 years worth of forestgrowth
from 10 hectares of land.
Potential impact on local residents and businesses.
An aggregate extraction and processing operation can have
impacts including:
-Noise from loaders trucks and aggregate processing
equipment.
-Dust
-lncreased truck traffic on local public roads
Potential resolve to this would be to use a portion of the
gravel extraction revenue paidto the District of North Cowichan
offset a percentage of tñe annualtaxes paid by thoseland owners
adversely affected by the gravel operátion. Such an arrangément
could begrandfathered to only current owners.
THE NEXT STEPS
Determine lf the District of North Cowichan is amenable to
receiving a proposalfromDuncan Paving for gravel extraction for
review by the DNC staff anã aiceitance bycouncil.
Duncan paving offers a development plan, in consultation with
the DNC forestdepartment to identity the financial and practical
potential of all parties.
lf accepted, implementation of a multi year dealwith options for
renewal.lmplementation target date: May 1 , ZO,lg.
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7030 Trans Canada Highway, Box 278, Duncan, BC V9L 3X4 Ph
250-746-3100 Fax 250-746-3133 www.northcowichan.ca
Memo Date June 29, 2012 File: 8850-01
Dave Devana; File
From Darrell J. Frank, Municipal Forester
Subject Engineering Tender for Forestry Department
The Forestry Department requested bids from seven Engineering
firms who indicated to us they were interested in supplying
engineering services for the Department. One company declined the
opportunity to bid as they felt they could not meet the work
demands. The tender was for the field layout and mapping for
harvesting 5,000m³ in 2012 and 20,000m³ in 2013. Bids received
varied form a low $1.00/m³ to a high of $2.00/m³. The Forestry
Department has reviewed the various bids and wished to award the
tender to Eco-Connected Resource Services. They were the lowest
bidder. The Forestry Department would recommend that the
Engineering tender be awarded to Eco-Connected Resource Consultants
at $1.00/m³.
MUNICIPALITY of North
COWICHAN
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